diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc-mxic.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc-mxic.c
index 8afdca731b874..6b487ffe2f2dc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc-mxic.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc-mxic.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ static int mxic_ecc_data_xfer_wait_for_completion(struct mxic_ecc_engine *mxic)
 		mxic_ecc_enable_int(mxic);
 		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mxic->complete,
 						  msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+		ret = ret ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
 		mxic_ecc_disable_int(mxic);
 	} else {
 		ret = readl_poll_timeout(mxic->regs + INTRPT_STS, val,